NUR HESI Pediatric Practice TEST BANK EXAM
2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100% \ACTUAL EXAM
2025-2026 -Introduction to Pharmacology,
Grand Canyon University
The parents of a 3-week-old Description of vomiting episodes in past 24 hours.- assessment
infant report that the child of what cause vomiting episodes leaning towards treatment
eats well but vomits after
each feeding. What
information is most
important for the nurse to
obtain?
The nurse is planning care Playing follow-the-leader.
for school- aged children at a Erikson: industry vs inferiority
achieve independence and productivity
community care center.
Which activity is best for the
children?
The mother of a 2-year-old Walk away from him and ignore the behavior
boy consults the nurse about -temper tantrums are normal, just ignore the behavior.
her son's
increased temper tantrums.
The mother states,
"Yesterday he threw a fit in
the
grocery store, and I did not
know what to do. I was so
embarrassed. What can I do
if this occurs again?" Which
recommendation is best for
,the nurse to provide this
mother?
A 5-month-old is admitted to Serum BUN and creatinine levels.
the hospital with vomiting
and diarrhea. The adding potassium = need adequate renal function + urine output
pediatrician prescribes
dextrose 5% and 0.25%
normal saline with 2 mEq
KCl/100 ml to be infused at
25 ml/hour. Prior to
initiating the infusion, the
nurse should obtain which
assessment finding?
The nurse is assessing an 8- Clubbed fingers r/t hypoxia
month-old child who has a -tachycardia not bradycardia
medical diagnosis of
Tetrology of Fallot. Which
symptom is this client most
likely to exhibit?
An infant is born with a Prevent the return of oxygenated blood to the lungs
ventricular
septal defect (VSD) and
surgery is planned to correct
the defect. The nurse
recognizes that surgical
correction is designed to
achieve which outcome?
The nurse is developing a Give the child a ride on a gurney to visit the cardiac
plan of care for a 3-year- catheterization lab and meet a nurse who works
old who is scheduled for there.
a
cardiac catheterization. To
assist in
decreasing anxiety for the
child on the day of the
, procedure, which
intervention is best for the
nurse to implement?
When taking the health history Cessation of growth in a child that had been normal.
of a
child, the nurse knows that hypothyrodism-->d/t metabolism--> decrease metabolism-->
which finding is an early cessation of the growth
indication of
hypothyroidism in
children?
The nurse is teaching a 12- Polyuria and polydipsia
year-old male adolescent
and his family about taking growth hormone causes increase in blood sugar
injections of growth *monitor for diabetes
hormone for idiopathic
hypopituitarism. Which
adverse symptoms,
commonly associated with
growth hormone therapy,
should the nurse plan to
describe to the child and
his family?
The nurse is caring for a 12- Changes in level of consciousness.
year-old with Syndrome of
Inappropriate fluid retention + DILUTED s/s hyponatremia
Antidiuretic Hormone
(SIADH). This child should
be carefully assessed for
which
complication?
2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100% \ACTUAL EXAM
2025-2026 -Introduction to Pharmacology,
Grand Canyon University
The parents of a 3-week-old Description of vomiting episodes in past 24 hours.- assessment
infant report that the child of what cause vomiting episodes leaning towards treatment
eats well but vomits after
each feeding. What
information is most
important for the nurse to
obtain?
The nurse is planning care Playing follow-the-leader.
for school- aged children at a Erikson: industry vs inferiority
achieve independence and productivity
community care center.
Which activity is best for the
children?
The mother of a 2-year-old Walk away from him and ignore the behavior
boy consults the nurse about -temper tantrums are normal, just ignore the behavior.
her son's
increased temper tantrums.
The mother states,
"Yesterday he threw a fit in
the
grocery store, and I did not
know what to do. I was so
embarrassed. What can I do
if this occurs again?" Which
recommendation is best for
,the nurse to provide this
mother?
A 5-month-old is admitted to Serum BUN and creatinine levels.
the hospital with vomiting
and diarrhea. The adding potassium = need adequate renal function + urine output
pediatrician prescribes
dextrose 5% and 0.25%
normal saline with 2 mEq
KCl/100 ml to be infused at
25 ml/hour. Prior to
initiating the infusion, the
nurse should obtain which
assessment finding?
The nurse is assessing an 8- Clubbed fingers r/t hypoxia
month-old child who has a -tachycardia not bradycardia
medical diagnosis of
Tetrology of Fallot. Which
symptom is this client most
likely to exhibit?
An infant is born with a Prevent the return of oxygenated blood to the lungs
ventricular
septal defect (VSD) and
surgery is planned to correct
the defect. The nurse
recognizes that surgical
correction is designed to
achieve which outcome?
The nurse is developing a Give the child a ride on a gurney to visit the cardiac
plan of care for a 3-year- catheterization lab and meet a nurse who works
old who is scheduled for there.
a
cardiac catheterization. To
assist in
decreasing anxiety for the
child on the day of the
, procedure, which
intervention is best for the
nurse to implement?
When taking the health history Cessation of growth in a child that had been normal.
of a
child, the nurse knows that hypothyrodism-->d/t metabolism--> decrease metabolism-->
which finding is an early cessation of the growth
indication of
hypothyroidism in
children?
The nurse is teaching a 12- Polyuria and polydipsia
year-old male adolescent
and his family about taking growth hormone causes increase in blood sugar
injections of growth *monitor for diabetes
hormone for idiopathic
hypopituitarism. Which
adverse symptoms,
commonly associated with
growth hormone therapy,
should the nurse plan to
describe to the child and
his family?
The nurse is caring for a 12- Changes in level of consciousness.
year-old with Syndrome of
Inappropriate fluid retention + DILUTED s/s hyponatremia
Antidiuretic Hormone
(SIADH). This child should
be carefully assessed for
which
complication?
